Libraries have invested deeply in building and sustaining collective collections that safeguard access to the scholarly and cultural record, but maintaining those investments requires more than shared infrastructure. 🧵 1/2
The Reference Interview, the newest course in the Library Foundational Training (LiFT) program, is designed to help library staff feel confident at the reference desk.
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Libraries have invested deeply in building and sustaining collective collections that safeguard access to the scholarly and cultural record, but maintaining those investments requires more than shared infrastructure. 🧵 1/2
➡️ Then, tap below to find more data insights in our latest #OCLCresearch study, From Marco Polo to Gladiator: Italy’s Influence on the Published Record, to learn which classic Italian works have stood the test of time for centuries.
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It's a great read and this was so fun to work on :)
Thinking about Italy's connections to the global published record naturally brings to mind ... the movie Gladiator???🤔
Explore the revelatory power of the WorldCat database in this new Data Insights publication from OCLC Research:
www.oclc.org/en/learn/dat...
Just had an author tell me "I trust you" in response to my comments on their piece, and I realized there's probably no higher praise an editor can receive 🥹
The agenda is now available for the OCLC cataloging community meeting, happening next Wednesday, 11 February!
⤵️ Register now for the world’s largest virtual cataloging meeting. 🧵 1/2
Prepping for maternity leave from work is like that exhausting scramble right before vacation X10 over months 😭
In this #HangingTogether blog, find insights from a recent #OCLCrlp webinar on how Monash University Library reimagined its operational and service models to align with institutional priorities without breaking their budget.
⤵️ Read more. #OCLCresearch
@monashuniversity.bsky.social
My mom is a retired ICU nurse, and I keep thinking of all the times she ran into the fray to help during chaos. From one-off car accidents we witnessed to full-blown pandemics. I call it activating nurse mode, where you see the switch flip to being driven exclusively by a duty of care and compassion
#EngagedLibraries spread the word. 🗣️ In this first of a four-part article series from OCLC’s #WebJunction, explore practical strategies for connecting to your library's community with clarity and confidence, no matter your role or audience.
➡️ Read more: oc.lc/49GbnWI
My toddler has started periodically asking for "Mommy music" in the car, and by this, he very specifically is asking to list to Queen. I feel both called out and proud at the same time.
"Evidence is always more persuasive than exhortation."
From my recent blog post on motivations for participating in shared print programs. Making the case for collaboration often means quantifying the incentives.
hangingtogether.org/autonomy-to-...
It is inevitable that acquisitions librarians will encounter materials generated wholly or partially by AI. ℹ️ Join OCLC's #WebJunction tomorrow, 8 January, to learn how to craft policies and guidelines that address these materials.
⤵️ Register now. #WJwebinar
Can someone please explain maternity cardigans to me? I don't understand what need they're filling.
Whenever I’m about to join something I’ve registered for (and want to attend) I always feel this big of regret-for the time I won’t have to get on with things. And then, nearly always, it is so worth it to take time to learn and discuss.
Turns out, chocolate chip cookies are chocolate chip cookies, and they are always good. I should just start doing that for holidays and pretend they're my cookies from scratch. I learned that lesson ages ago with boxed brownies.
I had my toddler help "bake" cookies for Thanksgiving by getting the take-and-break kind from the store so he could break them apart, put them on the tray, and watch them bake in the oven. And you know what, they were a hit. Why do I bake my own cookies when store bought cookie dough is delicious?
We considered "Milo" for our second, but were actually so relieved to find out we were having a girl because it was so much easier lol. Milo, Solomon, Julian, Felix, and Arlo are all names I had on our list, but we hadn't really settled on any.
Now he's just part of my all the time in the best possible way, but it took time to not feel completely overwhelmed by the bigness of it all.
This was actually the biggest adjustment I had to parenthood. Again, it seems so obvious, but I remember sitting in a rocker holding my newborn, staring off into the void, going, "Oh..... " And there was just know way to mentally prepare for that until it happened.
The #WebJunction course catalog is a free, online learning environment of library-related on-demand courses and webinar recordings.
⤵️ Explore timely and relevant content for library staff and volunteers to access anytime and from anywhere.
Happy Halloween! 🎃🐺 If you enjoy a good werewolf story, these resources — all available on WorldCat.org — will leave you howling for more.
⤵️ In this #HangingTogether blog, OCLC's Kate James shows that there is something for everyone. #OCLCresearch
Happy Halloween!
Kate James has a round up of werewolf resources that will leave you howling for more—all available in WorldCat, of course!
I learned a new word! Lycanthropy.
hangingtogether.org/werewolves-i...
#libraries #spooky #werewolves #lycanthrope
OCLC’s publisher relations team works to strengthen collaboration between libraries and publishers.
⤵️ In this #HangingTogether blog, OCLC's Claire Holloway explores how together they can improve #OpenAccess discoverability. #OCLCresearch #OAweek
The wildest truth I had to tell my parents that I can think of is that I got a Saturday school (I was a "good" honors kid) because the school lunch line was too long (I wouldn't have time to eat), so we just left campus to go to Wendy's. It was a closed-campus school. I forgot there were cameras.
I told my parents that some friends and I were going to whatever the movie with the longest run time was in theatres at the time. I think it was a Star Wars movie? By the end of the night, we had ended up at a friend of a friend's house one state over swimming in their pool.
It may be #OAWeek but let's not forget the print monographs that make up research collections in scholarly libraries - joining the official launch of the UK PBC, a joint initiative to secure access to print monographs in UK libraries for current and future use. #UKPBC #collectivecollections ukpbc.uk
